Embodied Chorus
8.4
A Beirut rooftop conversation about living with Sexually Transmitted Infections opens into a cinematic dialogue, as Danielle and Moe draw raw and vibrant images from their personal experiences. Danielle filmed herself in sober and melancholic images to grasp what is going on, while Moe plays with memories and sensations of a queer body “invaded” by a virus. While they engage with five actresses and actors to embody the testimonies of individuals who also lived with STIs, “forbidden” stories begin to exist and enter a collaborative exploration of intimacy, bodies, stigma and shame.
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Mohamed Sabbah Director · Danielle F. Davie Director
First release November 14, 2023 · Produced in Germany, Lebanon, Luxembourg · Languages Arabic, English, French
Production
Madame le tapis
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Heartwake Films
Production
Wild Fang Films
Production
Germany · Lebanon · Luxembourg
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Original title
لن تتركنا الطيور
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
Netherlands · November 14, 2023
Premiere · World Premiere at IDFA 2023
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 27, 2024 · Premiere · ALFILM Arab Film Festival Berlin 2024
Luxembourg
March 2, 2024 · Premiere · Documentary Competition at Luxembourg City Film Festival 2024
Morocco
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Official Competition at FIDADOC Agadir International Documentary Festival 2024 (Special Mention of the Jury)
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